External benefits of biomass-e in Spain An economic valuation
This article analyses the willingness to pay for a program that promotes the production of electricity from forest biomass, instead of that based on fossil fuels. The program decreases greenhouse gas emissions, reduces the pressure on non-renewable resources, lowers the risk of summer forest fires, creates employment in rural areas. Results from a choice experiment show that consumers are willing to pay a higher price for electricity in order to obtain the external benefits of the substitution. Respondents attach a higher value to programs that decrease the pressure of non-renewable resources and the risk of forest fires. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd.
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| Format: | journal article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2010
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| Subjects: | Biomass, Choice experiment, Electricity, Non-market valuation, Spain, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/4368 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/293893 |
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